08-16-2009, 04:50 PM
It appears that Obama is signaling that he is willing to move away from a health insurance program option run by the Federal Government.
White House appears ready to drop 'public option'
Having squandered his high approval rating, and witnessing a genuine "grass roots" (as well as other political) organization mounting against his Health Care (as well as other policies), the administration is going to attempt to do what politicians usually do, which is move in a third direction which will be marginally palatable to some, but will outrage the extremes on all sides.
White House appears ready to drop 'public option'
Having squandered his high approval rating, and witnessing a genuine "grass roots" (as well as other political) organization mounting against his Health Care (as well as other policies), the administration is going to attempt to do what politicians usually do, which is move in a third direction which will be marginally palatable to some, but will outrage the extremes on all sides.
”There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.
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